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I got this idea from a recent Kindermusik class. I thought it was too cute to pass up. I did this craft with my 2 year old, and it was a really good fit for her skill.

What you need:

1 piece black construction paper

1 piece white construction paper

scrap of orange construction paper

glue stick

tacky glue

2 googly eyes

pencil

scissors

How to make it:

Place your hand with fingers closed on the piece of black construction paper. Trace around your hand with a pencil. Cut along your pencil line. This will be the body for the penguin.

Place your child’s hand with fingers closed on the piece of black construction paper. Trace around his/her hand with a pencil. Cut along your pencil line. Repeat this step to make two wings for your penguin.

Trace your child’s closed hand on the white construction paper and cut out. This will be the penguin’s tummy.

Cut out an orange triangle for the beak.

Using the glue stick, glue the wings, tummy and beak in place. I let my daughter go wild with the glue stick, and then helped her place the parts to make it look like a penguin.

Use the tacky glue to add the eyes. I put down the dabs of glue and let Anna place the eyes.

We went a step further to turn this into a Father’s Day card. We glued the penguin to a blue piece of construction paper that had been folded in half. We added “Happy Father’s Day” and my daughter added some doodles to turn it into a Father’s Day card.